5.2% —
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greater Geraldton · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Greater Geraldton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
About 59.9% of adults in Greater Geraldton are working or looking for work, which is well below the Western Australian figure. While the unemployment rate has fallen significantly since 2016 to reach 5.2%, this is still higher than most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work has barely changed since 2016. Full-time employment sits at 59.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures, though this has fallen 1.8 percentage points since 2016.
59.9% —
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.2% —
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.4%, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and education and training at 10.4%. Construction and accommodation and food services also employ a notable share of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and technicians and trades are the most common roles, making up 16.9% and 16.8% of workers respectively. Community and personal service workers account for 13.5%, while labourers and clerical staff each make up about 11% of the workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Greater Geraldton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53800/greater-geraldton/topic/employment